From a Petraeus statement: "Yesterday afternoon, I went to the White House and asked the President to be allowed, for personal reasons, to resign from my position as D/CIA. After being married for over 37 years, I showed extremely poor judgment by engaging in an extramarital affair. Such behavior is unacceptable, both as a husband and as the leader of an organization such as ours."

Do you think this is a cover story or the up coming Benghazi investigations? He did push the same false narrative the administration did after the attack.

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Could be a lot of things. It could be that he a sudden attack of honor and decided to come clean, giving up his dream job. It could be that he's using this as an excuse to get out a situation that he doesn't like, that he simply doesn't want to be the CIA director anymore for any number of reasons. It could be that someone threatened to spill the beans because his testimony in an investigation would not be favorable to them.

Could be a lot of things. It could be that he a sudden attack of honor and decided to come clean, giving up his dream job. It could be that he's using this as an excuse to get out a situation that he doesn't like, that he simply doesn't want to be the CIA director anymore for any number of reasons. It could be that someone threatened to spill the beans because his testimony in an investigation would not be favorable to them.

Thanks, your's and LVNHACK's input in the Benghazi threads have been invaluable since you've both been/being there done that. Same with my Bro.

Sounds like this wasn't expected but who knows. I guess we'll see how it plays out in the upcoming Benghazi hearings.

CIA and other intelligence communities are a bit more severe about extramarital affairs because it opens the door to blackmail. I don't know if this would extend all the way up to the head of the CIA.

This. If he was Secretary of Commerce, who gives a ****? But can't happen at the CIA. At the very least you have to disclose it, and at that point I'm sure he thought **** it, I'll resign. Not exactly a good example to set.

CIA and other intelligence communities are a bit more severe about extramarital affairs because it opens the door to blackmail. I don't know if this would extend all the way up to the head of the CIA.

It's everyone with clearance. It's okay to have an affair as long as you tell the Security office and who you are having the affair with and that person checks out as not having ties to someone thay would act agaisnt the USA's interests.